Questions: 2. A beetle is 3.32 inches long? How many centimeters long is this beetle? (1 pt) (All or nothing) (You must show your work). 3. How many centimeters are in a mile? (2 pts) (All or nothing) (You must show your work).

Solution Steps

To convert inches to centimeters, we use the conversion factor that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. For the second question, we need to convert miles to centimeters by first converting miles to inches and then inches to centimeters.

To convert the length of the beetle from inches to centimeters, we use the conversion factor: \[ 1 \text{ inch} = 2.54 \text{ cm} \]

Given: \[ \text{Length of beetle} = 3.32 \text{ inches} \]

We calculate: \[ \text{Length in cm} = 3.32 \times 2.54 = 8.4328 \text{ cm} \]

To convert miles to centimeters, we first convert miles to inches and then inches to centimeters.

Given: \[ 1 \text{ mile} = 5280 \text{ feet} \] \[ 1 \text{ foot} = 12 \text{ inches} \]

Thus: \[ 1 \text{ mile} = 5280 \times 12 = 63360 \text{ inches} \]

Using the conversion factor: \[ 1 \text{ inch} = 2.54 \text{ cm} \]

We calculate: \[ \text{Length in cm} = 63360 \times 2.54 = 160934.4 \text{ cm} \]

Final Answer